Trump Admin Considering Giving $10,000 To Each Person In Greenland To Annex The Island
www.latintimes.com
The Trump administration is reportedly considering giving about $10,000 to each Greenland resident as part of its plan to annex the territory

The plan would replace the $600 million in subsidies Denmark gives the island each year

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering giving about $10,000 to each Greenland resident as part of its plan to annex the island.

The possibility would seek to replace the $600 million Denmark gives the territory in subsidies every year, and has stopped being mere rhetoric to become official U.S. policy, according to The New York Times.

The outlet detailed that the plan already includes several cabinet departments and that the White House’s National Security Council has met several times to advance on it, recently sending specific instructions to different offices.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    23 days ago

    $1m would be insulting.
    $10k is beyond insulting. That’s probably one the cheapest entry fees to one of his disgusting Mar-a-Lago fundraisers.
    Trump really has a knack for insulting people. He’s basically saying “You’re worth a fifth of a Tesla car”. How cheap can you be…

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    23 days ago

    For anyone who voted for Trump because your cost of living is too high… How y’all feeling about this?

    Trump wants to give everyone in Greenland $10k. Where’s your $10k? What the actual fuck has this guy done to help you out so far?

    How is it that DOGE has to force your grandma to walk to an office for her social security because a phone line was too expensive, but Trump has money to throw $600m a year at this?

    • imrighthere@lemmy.caEnglish
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      23 days ago

      Nobody said per year. That 10k is so they can get the fuck off americas new playground. One time.

  • PurpleSkull@lemm.eeEnglish
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    23 days ago

    And…then?

    1. Greenland still belongs to Denmark even if you give 99999999 gazillion to each Greenlander

    2. I don’t think anyone in Greenland is dumb enough to sell out their country for 10k to then live in a country where you will pay out of your ass in taxes, handing those 10k right back to the IRS in 5 years tops.

    3. Greenlanders would have to call themselves “Americans” henceforth, which is considered an insult and lower class of civilization world-wide.

    • Manmoth@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      23 days ago
      1. If Denmark doesn’t recognize Greenland’s self-determination then they are hypocrites.
      2. Maybe maybe not. He could also give them way more. There arent a lot of people there.
      3. Being an American means you don’t care what the rest of the world thinks about you so this point is moot.
      • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish
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        23 days ago

        Denmark does recognize Greenland’s right to self determination. They can leave at any time they wish, but overwhelmingly voted to stay, several times.

        • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          23 days ago

          Actually, greenlanders have polled and voted to become independent as a supermajority, they just haven’t started the process of independence yet.

          I expect that the process towards independence for greenland is going to be delayed in light of recent events though. I can’t imagine they’d want to go through with it right now

          Either way, Denmark has come out and said in the past that they will respect the wishes of greenland

          Edit: here’s a recent poll I believe https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/virtually-no-greenlander-wants-to-join-the-us-poll-finds/

          • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            23 days ago

            Yes Greenland wants to be independent under the terms that Denmark continue to pay huge regional subsidies of more than 10k USD per capita per year. On top of paying for official functions like police and defense. While still being tax exempt.

            They don’t want to pay for any of that themselves.

            Apparently the only thing that keeps Greenland part of Denmark is money.
            And AFAIK Denmark gets nothing in return.

            If this support for more than a hundred years, doesn’t make Greenlanders feel as if they are part of Denmark, then I don’t see why we should keep supporting them.

            Yes we made mistakes in the past, but good luck finding someone else to support you, that display greater respect for the autonomy of Greenland.